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Jesus is God

"You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me" (Isaiah 43:10).

JESUS

IS

GOD, "YAHWEH"
   John 1:3, "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."
   Col. 1:16-17, "For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together."

Creator

    Job 33:4, "The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life."
   Isaiah 40:28, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom."
   Rev. 1:17, "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.'"
   Rev. 2:8, "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again."
   Rev. 22:13, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

First and Last

    Isaiah 41:4, "Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD -- with the first of them and with the last -- I am he."
   Isaiah 44:6, "This is what the LORD says -- Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."
   Isaiah 48:12, "Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last."
   John 8:24, "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." (NKJV)
   John 8:58, "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" See Exodus 3:14
   John 13:19, "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He."

I AM

"ego eimi"

    Exodus 3:14, "God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
   Isaiah 43:10, "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me."
   See also
   2 Tim. 4:1, "In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge..."
   2 Cor. 5:10, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad."

Judge

    Joel 3:12, "Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side."
   Rom. 14:10, "You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat."
   Matt. 2:2, "...Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."
   Luke 23:3, "So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied."
   See also John 19:21

King

    Jer. 10:10, "But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath."
   Isaiah 44:6-8, "This is what the LORD says -- Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."
   See also Psalm 47
   John 8:12,"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
   Luke 2:32, "a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."
   See also John 1:7-9

Light

    Psalm 27:1, "The LORD is my light and my salvation -- whom shall I fear?"
   Isaiah 60:20 ,"our sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end."
   1 John 1:5, "God is light; in him there is no darkness at all."
   1 Cor. 10:, "...for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ."
   See also 1 Pet. 2:.

Rock

    Deut. 32:4, "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."
   See also 2 Sam. 22:32 and Isaiah 17:10.
   John 4:24, "They said to the woman, 'We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.'"
   1 John 4:14, "And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world."

Savior

    Isaiah 43:3, "For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior"
   Isaiah 45:21, "...And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me."
   John 10:11, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
   Heb. 13:20, "May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,"
   See also John 10:14,16; 1 Pet. 2:25

Shepherd

    Psalm 23:1, "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want."
   Isaiah 40:11, "He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young."